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Practice Exam 1 ES2501 A 2017 Stabile Name_______________________________ 1

Round answers to 3 significant figures


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Use a straight edge to draw clear diagrams
1. The force from a piston is measured to be 125 lb. The diameter of
the piston is 4 inches.
a. What is the diameter of the piston in millimeters?
b. What is the pressure in the cylinder in N/m2 (Pascals)?

2. If I clap my hands at the goat statue on the quad, how long does it
take the sound of my clap to reach the entrance of the sport
center 350 ft away? (speed of sound, c=345 m/sec)
Practice Exam 1 ES2501 A 2017 Stabile Name_______________________________ 2

3. Three forces are applied to the cleat in the figure below.


a. Resolve the forces F1 and F2 into components along the ,
axis. Draw a separate diagram for F1 and F2 .
b. Sum the components and solve for the magnitude of the
resultant and its angle from the axis.
c. Resolve the two forces into , components and re-solve for
the magnitude of the resultant and the angle from the axis.


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